Daniel Sturgeon

Daniel Sturgeon (27 October 1789-3 July 1878) was a US Senator from Pennsylvania (D) from 14 January 1840 to 4 March 1851, succeeding Samuel McKean and preceding Richard Brodhead.

Biography
Daniel Sturgeon was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in 1789, and he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh in 1804. He became county coroner in 1813, served in the State House from 1818 to 1824, and served in the State Senate from 1825 to 1830. From 1830 to 1836, he served as Pennsylvania Auditor General, and he then served as State Treasurer from 1838 to 1839. From 1840 to 1851, he served in the US Senate as a Democrat, and he went on to serve as treasurer of the US Mint in Philadelphia from 1853 to 1858. He died in 1878.